In this d’var Torah for Shavuot Yizkor, Chaplain David Balto writes about the “soul garment,” that according to the Zohar, we receive in the 30 days immediately following death of the body. [Read more…]
Is a picture still worth a thousand words? We don’t talk of “pictures” much anymore, nor of “flashbulbs.” We speak of “images” now. However, a proverb may be worth a thousand words … or more. [Read more…]
For Yom Kippur, Chaplain Barry Pitegoff offers a Yizkor prayer for COVID-19 victims. [Read more…]
Reb Simcha Raphael links the observance of Yizkor in a time of public health lockdown with an effort to make a more solid spiritual connection. [Read more…]
Rabbi Stephen Karol discusses the value of Yizkor, the service of remembrance, and our role comforting the bereaved — and ourselves. [Read more…]
JSA contributor Rabbi Stephen Karol links the farming cycle and harvest to memories and Yizkor. [Read more…]
Reb Simcha Raphael provides some reflections on Yizkor. [Read more…]
Editor’s Note: As Passover ends, we are again given the opportunity, in ritual fashion, for one of our tradition’s Yizkor services. To remember is a gift. This guest blog post for Pesach Yizkor is from [Read more…]
Editor’s Note: This commentary is adapted from Rabbi Raphael’s April 1, 2015 article in the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent. On Yom Kippur, it is traditional to recite Yizkor prayers in memory of deceased loved ones. The [Read more…]
Our Jewish calendar provides us with time to remember those we have loved. On their Yarzheits, or anniversary of passing, our thoughts turn to our mothers or fathers, our sisters or brothers, our husbands or [Read more…]
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